Numerical study of the resultant sediment transport near the port of ngqura due to the blockage of a sediment bypass system

• Main Authors: Baloyi, J., Mahlathi, C.D., Wessels, G.J.C., Ubbink, O., Smit, J.E.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HEFAT 2017
• Subjects: Sediment transport; Port of Ngqura; Sediment bypass system; Southern Ocean; Breakwater
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62365

The Port of Ngqura, situated in the Algoa Bay of South Africa, was commissioned in 2009 together with a sediment bypass system that is meant to intercept sediment being transported naturally eastwards towards the entrance of the port. The sea state in the Algoa Bay is dominated by waves generated in...